Course Calendar


The following weekly schedule is tentative and subject to change. You will be notified of any changes, however it is your responsibility to check the schedule on a regular basis. You are required to bring in course readings, packets, materials unless otherwise stated.

Date
Topics for Class
To Do Before Class
Week 1- campus
M, W
Jan. 11& 13
M: Introduction to texts, course and syllabus
What is literacy?
Assignment Guidelines: Tutoring Kit

W: Kidwatching and noticing; Identity and positioning of students; Connections; Meaningful and Constructive Literacy
M: No readings; familiarize self with course wiki

W: Kidwatching Ch, 1; PKT: 2-16; Novinger article; Use I read, I thought
Week 2- campus
M, W
Jan 18 & 20
M: No class; Martin Luther King holiday

W: Concepts about print (CAP); Linguistic Diversity and assessing students’ oral reading; Review cueing systems
W: KL; ch. 1-12;

IR, pp 273-274;

Codeswitching article;

Recommended: Decide on and purchase/obtain “system” for tool kit this weekend. You can then begin putting materials into the tool kit.
Week 3- campus
M, W
Jan 25 & 27
M: Recording children’s oral reading: Running Records, Miscue Analysis

W: Retrospective Miscue Analysis(RMA); Assessing Comprehension and Fluency;
Assignment Guidelines: Inquiry Groups
M: KL, ch. 21-22;

W: Marteans: Retrospective Miscue Analysis; Bring Miscue Analysis record for Harry Potter: PKT- pgs. 51-67 & 72-79
AdditionalRR practiceon wiki, bring RR/MA sheets to class;KL: Ch 23 & 24
Week 4- campus
M, W
Feb 1 & 3


W- Meet @ Milner
M:Preparing to work with students; Building trust and rapport; selecting texts and gauging the difficulty of texts
Planning assessment/tutoring sessions

W: Interviews, dialogue and getting to know your student; Anecdotal records and checklists
M: Fountas and Pinnell ; Lily-Compton; PKT pgs. 31, 70

W: KL: chs. 19, 20, and 25; IR ch. 1
PKT: pgs. 33-50 Print off and bring with you:

(Familiarize yourself with surveys and interest inventories)Choose Inquiry Text and purchase or borrow text
Tutoring Tool Kit Due
Week 5 campus M & Colene Hoose W

M, W
Feb 8 & 10
M: No Class meeting

W: Meet student, begin establishing rapport;
Assignment guidelines- Tutoring Goals and Plans for Instruction I
M:Plans (3) for Initial Assessment Period-e-mailed to me by class time

W: If requested, bring revised plans
Week 6
M, W
Feb 15 & 17

Colene Hoose
M:MEET ON CAMPUS, NO SCHOOL FOR HOOSE STUDENTS
Initial assessments; assessing student writing

W: Initial assessments, begin analyzing initial assessment data;; “The Just So Story”
M: KL, ch. 18; Reutzel and Cooter; PKT: pgs. 17-30, 71 ; Bring plan for first assessment session to class

W: KL, ch. 16; “The Just So Story”;Pedagogy of Control;PKT: pg. 68-69;Read inquiry group text;
Turn in reflections from your tutoring sessions
Week 7
M, W
Feb 22 & 24
Colene Hoose
M: Continue/complete initial assessments
Analyzing oral reading records.

W: Tutoring: Continue/complete initial assessments; Moving into the assessment instruction cycle
M: continue reading inquiry group text

W: Review miscue analysis tally procedures; Bring your student’s reading record and completed tally sheet; IR, Quick Reference Guide; complete inquiry group text

Turn in lesson reflections and plans if requested

Week 8
M, W
Mar 1 & 3
Colene Hoose
M: Classroom observation, if available; make-up assessments or first tutoring session;
Analyzing initial assessment data; Moving into the assessment instruction cycle;
Assignment Guidelines: Tutoring Goals and Plans II

W: Tutoring; Inquiry group planning meeting
M: meet with inquiry groups (bring text to class)

W:KL, Ch. 14 meet with inquiry groups (bring text to class)

Tutoring Goals and Plans I due
Week 9
M, W
Mar 8 & 10
SPRING BREAK- no classes

Week 10
M, W
Mar 15 & 17

Colene Hoose
M: Tutoring; Teacher conferences; teaching with new and popular literacies

W: Tutoring; Teacher conferences; Inquiry group meeting (bring text to class)
M: Ranker; Handsfield et al.; Mid-term grades available upon request

W: Inquiry group meeting (bring text to class)
Turn in lesson reflections and plans if requested
Week 11
M, W
Mar 22 &24

Meet on campus- Colene Hoose is on spring break
M: Tutoring; Portfolio assessment teacher conferences

W: Tutoring; Lesson Observations
M: KL, chs. 26 & 27; Callow; Inquiry Group Presentations

W: Inquiry Group Presentations

Turn in lesson reflections and plans if requested
Week 12
M, W
Mar 29 & 31
Colene Hoose
M: Tutoring; Lesson Observations; Considerations for working with struggling readers/writers

W: Tutoring; Lesson Observations; Portfolio Assessment;
M: no readings

W: Al’s Story by Henson & Gilles; You will need to have the article with you for class; KL, Ch. 28

Turn in lesson reflections and plans if requested
Week 13
M, W
Apr 5 & 7

Colene Hoose
M: Tutoring; Lesson Observations; Assignment guidelines: Student/Teacher Report

W: Tutoring; Lesson Observations; Writing Case Studies, Observation lessons
M: no readings

W: KL, ch. 28

Turn in lesson reflections and plans if requested
Week 14
M, W
Apr 12 & 14

Colene Hoose
M: Tutoring; Lesson Observations; “Opening Pandora’s grade box

W: Tutoring; Lesson Observations; Teaching GPS
M: KL, chs. 29 & 30

W: KL, ch. 31; Edwards et al.

Turn in lesson reflections and plans if requested
Week 15
M, W
Apr 19 & 21

Colene Hoose
M: Tutoring; follow-up assessments(if needed/appropriate); Lesson Observations; literacy instruction in small group settings

W: Tutoring; Lesson Observations-if needed; Using literature and other texts in literacy instruction
M: Avalos, et al.

W: Bring in your favorite piece of children’s literature.
Week 16
M, W
Apr 26 & 28

Colene Hoose
M: Tutoring; follow-up assessments(if needed/appropriate);

W: Tutoring; last meeting with student
M: No readings, work on report

W: Student/Teacher Report due
Finals Week

TBA
Wrapping it all up; Individual conferences
Finals time: May 6 7:50-9:50am